Dhaka, May 8 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has proposed to "deepen" the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) involvement in upgrading Bangladesh's tax administration.

A media statement from the finance ministry said he said this during a bilateral meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda in Milan, Italy, on Thursday.

The meeting was a part of the ADB's 58th Annual Meeting, it added.

Salehuddin outlined future directions and proposed to enhance ADB's involvement in some sectors, including integrated river management, modernisation of tax administration, and investment in future-proof education and skills.

He expressed gratitude to ADB for its significant contributions in the areas of energy, education, health, and climate resilience, th...